| Liturgical Liaisons: The Textual Body, Irony, and Betrayal in John Donne and Emily Dickinson Contributor(s): Heit, Jamey (Author) |
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ISBN: 071889507X ISBN-13: 9780718895075 Publisher: Lutterworth Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Religion | Theology - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Jesus offers his body as a promise to his disciples, he initiates a liturgical framework that is driven by irony and betrayal. Through these deconstructive elements, however, the promise invites the disciples into an intimate space where they anticipate the fulfilment of what is to come. The Last Supper, symbol of unfinished life and sacrifice, becomes the common thread between John Donne and Emily Dickinson, whose poetics acquire liturgical - and therefore eschatological - features, and body and text become the same. By tracing the displacing and yet co-ordinating theme of the body as a textual presence, Liturgical Liaisons opens into new readings of Donne and Dickinson in a way that enriches how these figures are understood as poets. The result is a risky and rewarding understanding of how these two gurus challenged accepted theological norms of their day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heit, Jamey: - Dr Jamey Heit holds his doctorate from Glasgow University's Centre for Literature, Theology and the Arts. He is the author of multiple books and has presented his work at a variety of international conferences. |